Feds Continue to Raid Sanctioned Growers
May 8th, 2009 by Russ
Salem news is reporting that the Bakersfield, CA police have raided a local, state-approved marijuana cooperative with the help of DEA agents. This development runs contrary to promises from the Obama Adminstration that the DEA would cease encroaching upon state laws.
Local sheriff, Donny Youngblood, noted that while he would respect the standing of non-profit weed cooperatives, for-profit weed dispensaries would still be raided in contravention of state law. Proposition 215, which legalized medical marijuana in the state, does prohibit the accrual of ‘excessive profits’ by sanctioned dispensaries.
The federal authorities involved have been somewhat coy about their level of involvement, maintaining that they were simply ‘assisting’ the Bakersfield Sheriff’s Office in the raid.
Regardless of their role, the Feds have got some explaining to do.
